Question

The genetic material of $M_{13}$ bacteriophage is

• A. ds DNA
• B. ds RNA
• C. ss RNA
• D. ss DNA

Answer 1

The correct option is D ss DNA

M13M13 bacteriophage is a virus containing circular single stranded DNA enclosed by a thin flexible protein tube. It is a filamentous phage that infects E.coli and produces new virions without lysing the host cell.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.